Week 37!

Total weight gain/loss: Lots

Maternity clothes? of course!

Stretch marks? Not that I have seen... lately

Sleep: Intermittent, I seem to wake up at least three times per night.

Best moment this week: Starting this week I will have weekly exams. also we set our date to move we will officially be in the new house on Friday.

Movement: Tons of kicking and squirming going on!

Food cravings: Chocolate, Sweets and Ice.

Symptoms: hip pain, cramps shooting down my leg, fatigue (that could be a sleep issue too),

Gender: still asking this one huh?

Labor Signs: None yet baby has not dropped at all. Dr said I was soft but didn't want to push it to see if I was dilated. She said as I was leaving that if I went into labor this week it was my own fault not hers... I may be having braxton hicks because every once and a while my tummy gets very hard but they are not uncomfortable and cause no pain.

Belly Button in or out? Flat though J did mention once that it looked like it was out.

What I miss: Running as it is the easiest exercise to do without equipment. Last time I ran 2 feet I felt like the baby was going to fall out!

What I am looking forward to: Meeting my little boy and eventually having the energy to play with Evelyn again.

Weekly Wisdom: Don't ever move when you are 8 months pregnant.

Milestones:Weekly doctors appointments! and not so exciting my first internal was monday.

M minus 6 and counting...

We officially have movers and have a date in which we will be in the new house which means that we are trying to cram all the last minute stuff into the weekend and hope that we do not put too much stuff at the new house that we can't cook dinner and do what we need to do during the week. Once we are moved and settled I will feel better about everything. This week starts my weekly check ups (I will be 37 weeks) I hope that by the end of next weekend I will be in a place to feel like it would be ok to have the baby. this means that Evelyn's room is done; and it better be done this weekend. I really want to put her closet together Sunday morning. and the banister is secure on top of the stairs so that we can use a baby gate up there. I would also like by the end of next weekend to have the flooring in the baby's room in but I'm thinking that would pushing my luck. Jason was working on molding today and I don't know how far he got in the process. With everything going on and how hard his parents pushed him I am almost afraid to ask. I just can't wait for this to be over - I hope I have a week or so in the new house for Evelyn and I to settle before the baby comes. If we do get in next week that should be the case unless the little guy decides to come early and i think i am the only pregnant person on the planet that does not hope that he comes early.

Week 35!

Total weight gain/loss: Lots of weight gained

Maternity clothes? Yes wearing dresses mostly now as they are more comfortable.

Stretch marks? Not that I have seen

Sleep: Still getting up a few times per night.

Best moment this week: Not having to go to the doctor next week.

Movement: Tons, I love feeling him kick and move.

Food cravings: Almond pastry from Malik's bakery - I really need to stop this craving!

Symptoms: Hip pain, waddeling, fatigue...

Gender: male

Labor Signs: none yet!

Belly Button in or out? I have no belly button

What I miss: Having the energy to play with Evelyn.

What I am looking forward to:

Weekly Wisdom: Don't move while you are pregnant it just adds too much stress!

Milestones: We are at 35 weeks which means only 35 days left.

Week 34!

Total weight gain/loss: still high :P

Maternity clothes? I hate maternity pants, they don't seem to want to stay where I want them too.

Stretch marks? Nope.

Sleep: Waking once or twice a night doing ok.

Best moment this week:

Movement: Regular and strong!

Food cravings: Yogert covered raisins and cranberries, Ice cream.

Symptoms: Fatigue, Hip pain, waddeling, difficulty standing up from sitting.

Gender: no change there

Labor Signs: None yet but it is early.

Belly Button in or out? what belly button

What I miss: My energy.

What I am looking forward to: Being pain free, being a better mother to my little girl and little guy.

Weekly Wisdom: Don't cross your legs it is a really bad habbit.

Milestones:

Paint

Jason started to paint the new house yesterday so I need to have all of the colors chosen for the room. I have teh room with the fireplace picked out the nursery and our bedroom. I sitll need colors for Evelyn's room, the living room and the hallway. I would love to do a ragging or another texture for the hallway but that would just take too long. I am goign to decide tonight and Jason is going to pick out the final colors of the flooring tonight so that he can get it ordered. He said he wanted to do all one color upstairs though with the difference in lighting in the rooms that may not be the best idea. I told him to put the samples in the rooms too see how they looked though they will not be painted the proper color yet. I hope he will have everything painted by this weekend (providing I have the colors picked out tonight and he orders them...

So do I do Evelyn's room Purple or Yellow?

The Rock Garden

Every day after daycare for a while Evelyn would get excited to pick up a rock from their landscaping. After I would get her to my car I would get the rock from her and put it somewhere in my car to return at a later date. Some of the rocks I actually kept separately because they made good worry stones due to the shape and texture. This was a great plan unfortunately I didn't always remember to return the rocks to their proper owner. Jason after fixing my breaks yesterday picked up evelyn and remembered to return all of the rocks (Okay there are two left on the floor on the passenger side). I kind of miss the rock garden but am also glad that it is out of my car again. Having rocks rattling around really isn't that safe.

I'm sure Evelyn will rebuild the garden again unless I get better at returning them.

I knew it was a bad idea.

I knew it was a bad idea to bring the kitten home and yet I did. He is a very good kitten and has done so well with Evelyn I don't want to give it up - even though I know I have to. The harder I try to find him a good home the harder it is for me to imagine giving him up, maybe the hormones are to blame. I hope we find a good home quickly or I will be very upset when he goes. Likley this will already be a problem.

Week 33!

The Kicker is now a honeydew with 7 weeks left! His senses are continuing to improve -- when light peeks in through your (extremely) stretched belly, those tiny eyelids and irises blink and dilate. And, baby can now recognize and react to simple songs… time to start practicing your lullabies! Growth (at least inside your womb) is starting to slow, and you may notice baby descend into your pelvis at the end of this month.

Total weight gain/loss: Lots.

Maternity clothes? Yes and the pants are mostly driving me nuts.

Stretch marks? Not that I have noticed lately.

Sleep: Getting harder and harder. I routinley wake up two too three times in the night already.

Best moment this week:

Movement: Strong and regular. :)

Food cravings: anything sweet but especilly almond danish from Maliki's Bakery in 12 corners.

Symptoms: Hip pain, mood swings - again. Some fatigue due to waking up a few times in the middle of the night.

Gender: Still a boy.

Labor Signs: None yet

Belly Button in or out? What belly button?

What I miss: Not having to worry about what I do and it's effect on the baby. I really need to live in a bubble.

What I am looking forward to: I don't know.

Weekly Wisdom: Don't move while pregnant talk about stress!

Milestones: Another biweekly appointment done though I'm glad we are not doing internals yet!

Mowing the lawn.

When you use a reel mower you need to keep up with the mowing. When you wait too long between mow jobs it just does not work well. I definitely waited too long and added to that I think the blades need to be sharpened. Unfortunately neither of us has the time to sharpen them at the moment. The back yard didn't look too bad however I ended up doing the front twice because it looked that bad, and It still looks like it needs to be mowed. Sigh maybe one of the neighbors will take piety on us and mow for us...